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Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers (WGA):

James Morris (story)
Gene Quintano (written by) ...
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Release Date:

28 July 1995 (USA) more

Tagline:

When you weigh four tons, it's hard to be a secret weapon. more

Plot:

To keep the loyalty of a native village during the Vietnam war, a US Army officer and his unit struggle to deliver it a live elephant. full summary | add synopsis

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Good Disney Film more (19 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Danny Glover ... Capt. Sam Cahill

Ray Liotta ... Capt. T.C. Doyle

Denis Leary ... Lt. David Poole
Doug E. Doug ... Sp4 Harvey (H.A.) Ashford

Corin Nemec ... Sp5 Lawrence Farley
Dinh Thien Le ... Linh

Tchéky Karyo ... Goddard (as Tcheky Karyo)
Hoang Ly ... Colonel Nguyen
Vo Trung Anh ... Lt. Quang, NVA

Marshall Bell ... Colonel Pederson

James Hong ... Y B'ham
Long Nguyen ... Jhon
Tim Kelleher ... C-123 Pilot
Scott N. Stevens ... C-123 Co-Pilot
Kevin LaRosa ... Irish, Huey Pilot #1 (as Kevin Larosa)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Dumbo Drop
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MPAA:

Rated PG for war action and language.

Runtime:

107 min | Finland:104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Vietnamese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital


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Crew or equipment visible: As Cahill and Doyle fly over the village in the cargo plane, the blades from the camera helicopter can be seen in the top left-hand side of the screen. more

Quotes:

Capt. T.C. Doyle: [upset about their situation on the boat] I should be on a top secret mission with crack commandos but instead, I'm in an episode of Mikhail's Navy starring Dumbo, Mr. French, and the Three Stooges! more

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Referenced in "The Nanny: Call Me Fran (#5.13)" (1998) more

Soundtrack:

QUEEN OF THE NIGHT ARIA more


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8 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Good Disney Film, 16 May 2004
Author: edmundmuskie from America

I actually enjoyed this nice little Disney production. The movie is based on a true story about a group of soldiers in Vietnam that are assigned to transport an elephant to a tiny Vietnamese village. This is one of the few movies set in the Vietnam war that is not emotionally intense and/or has a huge amount of blood and guts. But this is a cute little film with Danny Glover excellent in the lead role, and excellent support provided by Ray Liotta, Denis Leary, and Doug E. Doug. Doug E. Doug who is excellent all around as a performer adds a certain spark to this film that makes it very funny, but generally speaking everything he is in is quite good, and this is no exception. This is a movie that is definitely worth seeing.

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